China’s distant water fleet — by far the world’s largest — is rife with human rights abuses and illegal fishing, and targets endangered and protected marine life across the world’s oceans, according to a new report released by the Environmental Justice Foundation. In the most comprehensive analysis of the fleet to date, EJF shows that…

Workers help unload fish at a port in Thailand. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images In 2015, more than 2,000 fishermen were rescued from slavery on an island in eastern Indonesia. For years, they'd been subjected to depraved working conditions. Many reported being whipped with stingray tails, beaten, and starved, all while being forced to contribute to a seafood…

A Chinese fishing boat operates in waters near Lienchiang County on Sept. 4 last year. Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Administration via CNA 2022/04/07 03:00By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterChinese distant-water fishing fleets have been illegally fishing in waters of developing nations, abusing migrant workers on vessels and targeting endangered marine species, the latest…

Home News (Image credit: Rockstar Games) This week's Red Dead Online patch notes are heavy on bonuses and light on events, so it's a good week to stock up and grab some freebies.Call to Arms and Blood Money Opportunities will grant double RDO$ and XP this week, with Call to Arms also granting double gold.…

By CAROLINA PULICE, Reuters Published April 6, 2022 4:19am SAN FELIPE, Mexico - Three months after the Mexican government and a non-profit group launched a new campaign to save the vaquita porpoise, there has been little improvement in the marine mammal's chances of avoiding extinction, experts and local residents say. In January, the Mexican Navy…

Paul Davis, winch operator and Josh Raravula St John rescue swimmer talk about the Enchanter fishing rescue. Video / Tania WhyteBrenda Bright's last message from her husband was happy, fuelled by his desire to catch a marlin.That was before her worst fear was realised when Richard Bright died after the Enchanter fishing vessel capsized, also…

A scheme launched by the European Union to tackle the scourge of illegal fishing has started to bear fruit. The “Carding Scheme” uses the EU’s power to warn and potentially sanction non-EU countries suspected of ignoring illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The scheme has seen a decrease in illegal fishing, which is excellent news.…

A fleet of fishing boats caught fishing illegally in the Atlantic have had their insurance coverage canceled by insurer Hydor. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) identified the fleet of ships after it discovered that they engaged in unregulated, unreported and illegal fishing for tuna. As a result of the investigation, the International Commission for the…

(CNN)On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles away Monday -- nearly 17 years later -- by fishing guide and angler David Foreman, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife department. One of 40 flamingos brought from Tanzania, Africa, to Kansas'…

Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each…